🟢 🟢 🟢 Which article is correct? I bought ___ umbrella because it was raining. (🧐 Bonus points for explaining your answer in the comments!)

🟢 🟢 🟢 Choose the correct idiom meaning “to go to bed.” 🛏️

🟢 🟢 🟢 What’s the difference between “I’ve been to Japan” and “I’ve gone to Japan”?

🟢 🟢 🟢 Which sentence is grammatically correct?

English

I recently took a trip to Shizuoka with a friend and stayed there for a night. During the drive, we talked about all kinds of things, from recent events to old memories, and we had a lot of fun laughing together. Even though the weather was rainy and the temperature was cold that day, the facility we stayed at had a hot spring. So after we arrived, we relaxing in the warm water, which felt amazing. Another special part of the trip was that my friend had recently celebrated their birthday. I prepared a gift and also made a handmade cake. I’m not very confident in cooking, so I was worried about how it would turn out. However, my friend told me it tasted good and ate it with a happy smile. Seeing that made me feel relieved and incredibly happy. It became a very memorable moment for both of us.

I can't handle it and I can't stand it when I was working in a previous company. Bears are omnivorous animals. So what is it like to work in a global company? Well, I would say the working hours are flexible, working life balance is good and my English level has improved. Salary is quite good, so I would say I am satisfied with my life now.

On Halloween day, I went to Universal Studios Japan in Osaka with my university friends. We went there in the evening and stayed until the next morning. We took a night bus from Yokohama to Osaka. I slept almost the whole time on the bus, so when I woke up, my back and neck really hurt. After we arrived, some problems happened. One of my friends forgot something on the bus, and another friend lost her phone. It was very stressful, but we managed to solve everything in the end. Before going to USJ, we visited a hot spring. It was my first time in a long while, and it felt so relaxing. I thought that I want to go to a hot spring more often. At USJ, we rode many attractions, and I was really happy. The park was full of Halloween decorations, and everyone was wearing costumes. It was exciting to see so many people enjoying themselves. On the way home, we took a train for nine hours back to Yokohama. We stopped in Atami and ate delicious seafood bowls. Although the trip was a little hard, I think I had a wonderful Halloween experience that I will never forget.